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General Information

Amphitecna latifolia is an evergreen tree with a narrow, moderately dense crown; it can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. An irregularly shaped tree, it has a bent and twisting, angular bole that rarely exceeds 20cm in diameter[].
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its timber and edible fruit.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Northern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Mexico; through the Caribbean to Florida.

Habitat

An understorey tree of open, well-lit areas, found exclusively within the narrow strip of extreme coastal vegetation[].

Properties

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Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	12.00 m
Pollinators	Bees, insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The tree flowers and fruits for much of the year[].
The intact seedpods are buoyant and durable and could be carried considerable distances by ocean currents, thus allowing the tree to spread along coastlines[]..

Edible Uses

The white pulp of the fruit, and the seeds, are edible[]. The green, ovoid fruits are up to 16cm long by 9cm in diameter, containing a white fleshy pulp that surrounds several black seeds each 3cm in diameter[].

Medicinal

The tree (fruit?) has medicinal uses[].

Other Uses

The fruit is used to make musical instruments such as the guira (a percussion instrument)[].

The wood is hard and rot-resistant[].

Propagation

Seed -

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